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AYUSH doctors can prescribe immunity boosters, but not claim a cure: SC

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The Supreme Court has weighed in on Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) doctors being able to dispense treatments for COVID-19. The apex legal body said that qualified AYUSH doctors may prescribe immunity boosters, on the proviso that the treatments are approved. However, they are prohibited from prescribing or advertising any alternative …

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Allowing Ayurvedic practitioners to perform surgery sparks further controversy

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The proposal to permit Ayurvedic practitioners to perform surgery continues to garner controversy. The Resident Doctors’ Association at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has spoken out against the move and called for it to be scrapped. The proposal to allow Ayurvedic practitioners runs the risk of “[encouraging] quackery” and “[poses a] hazardous …

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Ayurvedic surgeons triggers call for a strike by the IMA

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The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has called for a strike on December 11th over calls for Ayurvedic surgeons. The Government’s call for alternative medicine practitioners to be licensed to practise surgery was met with a strong backlash. As reported in The Independent, “the controversial move now sanctions practitioners of the traditional system to perform a …

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AYUSH controversy continues amidst pandemic

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The Ayurveda, homoeopathy, naturopathy, siddha, unani, and yoga (AYUSH) controversy linked to COVID-19 continues, with accusations that the Ministry of AYUSH is promulgating alternative medicine therapies with no basis in scientific facts. The AYUSH controversy has been a fixture in some respects during this pandemic. As early as January, commentators ridiculed the AYUSH Ministry for …

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AIIA endorses Ayurveda for COVID

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The All India Institute for Ayurveda (AIIA) has endorsed the use of alternative medicine treatments for mild cases of COVID-19. The Delhi-based Institute claimed that Ayurvedic medicaments are useful if administered to individuals who present with moderate symptoms of the disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) or, simply, coronavirus. Claims are …

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Ayurvedic institutes in Gujarat given Parliament nod as institutions of national importance

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In a first, a proposed Ayurvedic institute in Gujarat is to be afforded the distinction of being considered an Institution of National Importance, following a vote by lawmakers in the Rajya Sabha. Lawmakers in the chamber passed by voice vote the Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020, conferring upon a number of …

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Arsenicum Album 30 for COVID-19 embraced in Gujarat?

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Reports indicate that homoeopathic treatments such as Arsenicum Album 30 for COVID-19 are being dispensed in significant numbers by the state government in Gujarat. The Wire reports that the Gujarat state health department informed the World Health Organization (WHO) on August 20th that it had disseminated the homoeopathic treatment Arsenicum Album 30 as a prophylactic …

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Patanjali Ayurved claims to find the cure for COVID – but lands in hot water

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Patanjali Ayurved, a firm based in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, has claimed success with an Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of COVID-19 – but its claims have landed it in hot water with the Union Government. The company launched ‘Coronil and Swasari’ yesterday, purporting the treatment to have a 100 percent success rate in curing COVID-19 (the …

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International Day of Yoga: A brief history

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With today marking International Day of Yoga, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged citizens to observe the occasion whilst maintaining the physical distancing measures in place to combat the pandemic. “These are times of distancing,” he said. “But do you know Yoga is what ends distance? Yoga is that which joins or …

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Ayurveda in Kerala’s fight against COVID

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The Kerala state government is reportedly to use Ayurveda in the fight against COVID-19. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seemed to confirm as much earlier this week, stating “we have decided to use Ayurveda in mitigating the spread of COVID-19. People would be classified into seven categories based on the possible spread of the virus, and …

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